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City Councilor Danielle Trumble appointed to serve on League of Cities Human Development Committee

Danielle Trumble, Fifth Ward City Councilor of Morgantown, has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2024 Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee. Trumble was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities on workforce development, education, early childhood, public health care, mental health parity, immigration reform and more. The appointment was announced by NLC President Mayor David Sander of Rancho Cordova, Calif. “I’m honored for the opportunity to be an ...

Mon Commission puts $250,000 into Richwood redevelopment project

MORGANTOWN — After three years in process, the remaking of about 10 acres on the doorstep of downtown Morgantown is ready to begin in reality.  And none too soon.  The Monongalia County Development Authority, which purchased the property along Richwood Avenue for $11.8 million ...

A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 7

MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 7. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted. SB 690, to create a commission on West Virginia Agritourism to review and investigate means of preserving our farmland and growing our agricultural tourism and agricultural ...

MORGANTOWN — Three more school-related bills passed out of the House of Delegates on Wednesday and head to the Senate. HB 5863 creates the Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act. It says that starting next school year, school principals shall allow representatives of a patriotic ...